Mon, Jun 25, 2007
Says Agency Needs To Monitor Medical Histories, Dependency
Issues
In a
new round of safety recommendations announced Monday, the National
Transportation Safety Board says the FAA should keep a close watch
for possible medical and criminal issues with pilots as they
undergo aeromedical evaluations.
The recommendations -- available in full at the FMI link below
-- suggest the FAA ensure that any airman undergoing a medical
evaluation following a traffic conviction or administrative action
that is required to be reported in the FAA Application for Airman
Medical Certificate, be required to provide a complete copy of the
relevant arrest report and/or court records. Those
records should also be placed in the airman's FAA medical
file prior to clinical evaluation for certification, the NTSB
states.
The NTSB also states a copy of an airman's complete medical
record (including relevant arrest and court records) on file in the
Aerospace Medical Certification Division be provided to any
individual performing a clinical evaluation of that airman related
to the airman's application for a medical certificate for the
purpose of establishing, ruling out, or monitoring a history or
diagnosis of substance dependence, prior to the completion of such
an evaluation.
Finally, the Board also suggests the FAA require all airmen
clinically diagnosed with substance dependence (including
dependence on alcohol), who are medically certified by the FAA
subsequent to such diagnosis, be closely followed under guidelines
for special issuance of medical certificates for the period that
they hold such certificates.
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